{"id":55700,"date":"2025-05-15T00:06:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T04:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=55700"},"modified":"2025-05-15T03:02:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T07:02:57","slug":"join-us-on-thursday-july-3-2025-for-the-annual-t-mims-corp-red-white-kaboom-independence-day-celebration-taking-place-at-lake-mirror-along-the-frances-langford-promenade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2025\/05\/15\/join-us-on-thursday-july-3-2025-for-the-annual-t-mims-corp-red-white-kaboom-independence-day-celebration-taking-place-at-lake-mirror-along-the-frances-langford-promenade\/","title":{"rendered":"Join us on\u00a0Thursday, July 3, 2025, for the annual\u00a0T. Mims Corp. Red, White &amp; Kaboom Independence Day Celebration, taking place at\u00a0Lake Mirror along the Frances Langford Promenade\u00a0from\u00a06:00 p.m. to 9:15 p.m.\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Enjoy an evening of live music, food, and patriotic fun\u2014culminating in a breathtaking&nbsp;fireworks show at 9:00 p.m.<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"c6e4ec\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #c6e4ec;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"654\" height=\"480\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/rwk-map-24-2-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55702 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/rwk-map-24-2-1.webp 654w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/rwk-map-24-2-1-300x220.webp 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gary Love and the Moonlighters<\/strong>&nbsp;will take the stage to kick off the festivities. Known for their high-energy performances and timeless covers from the 1970s to the 2000s, this Central Florida favorite is sure to deliver an unforgettable concert. Band members include Gary Love (vocals\/guitar), Nick Gregory (guitar), Zach Miller (guitar), Matt Fields (bass),&nbsp;Andy Shreeve (guest keyboard), and Jerry Escobedo (percussion). For more information, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.garyloveandthemoonlighters.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.garyloveandthemoonlighters.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Admission is free<\/strong>, but attendees are encouraged to bring at least&nbsp;<strong>one non-perishable food item<\/strong>&nbsp;to support&nbsp;<strong>Volunteers in Service to the Elderly (VISTE)<\/strong>\u2014a local nonprofit helping seniors in Lakeland, Bartow, Mulberry, and Ft. Meade live independently and safely. Your donation will make a big difference for some of the most vulnerable members of our community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">T. Mims Corp. President&nbsp;<strong>Tom Mims<\/strong>&nbsp;shared, \u201cOur family has been honored to sponsor Red, White &amp; Kaboom since 2009. It\u2019s more than just a celebration\u2014it\u2019s a chance for our community to come together, show our patriotism, and support our neighbors in need. We encourage everyone to bring a canned food item for VISTE and help make this year\u2019s event our most meaningful and impactful food drive yet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Come hungry! A wide variety of&nbsp;<strong>food trucks<\/strong>&nbsp;will be stationed around Lake Mirror, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Big Hot Box<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Burger 21<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chief\u2019s Food Truck<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Craft Smoke Wagon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fat Maggie\u2019s<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Mango is Mad<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pelican Snoballs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pipo\u2019s Latin Food<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SB&amp;B Seafood<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thunder Hollow Kettle Korn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What to Bring (and What Not To):<\/strong><br>Feel free to bring blankets and personal coolers (no glass bottles or containers, please). For safety reasons, pop-up tents, large umbrellas, or any staked shade structures are not allowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Parking<\/strong>: All City parking garages will be open and available for use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Join the conversation!<\/strong>&nbsp;Share your Red, White &amp; Kaboom experience on social media using the hashtags&nbsp;<strong>#redwhiteandkaboom2025<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>#RWK2025<\/strong>. Visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lakelandgov.net\/RWK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.lakelandgov.net\/RWK<\/a>&nbsp;for more details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enjoy an evening of live music, food, and patriotic fun\u2014culminating in a breathtaking&nbsp;fireworks show at 9:00 p.m. Gary Love and the Moonlighters&nbsp;will take the stage to kick off the festivities.&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":55702,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":true,"token":"eyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvaTAud3AuY29tXC9sYWtlbGFuZGdhemV0dGUuaW5mb1wvbmV3c1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDVcL3J3ay1tYXAtMjQtMi0xLndlYnA_Zml0PTY1NCUyQzQ4MCZzc2w9MSIsInR4dCI6IkpvaW4gdXMgb25cdTAwYTBUaHVyc2RheSwgSnVseSAzLCAyMDI1LCBmb3IgdGhlIGFubnVhbFx1MDBhMFQuIE1pbXMgQ29ycC4gUmVkLCBXaGl0ZSAmYW1wOyBLYWJvb20gSW5kZXBlbmRlbmNlIERheSBDZWxlYnJhdGlvbiwgdGFraW5nIHBsYWNlIGF0XHUwMGEwTGFrZSBNaXJyb3IgYWxvbmcgdGhlIEZyYW5jZXMgTGFuZ2ZvcmQgUHJvbWVuYWRlXHUwMGEwZnJvbVx1MDBhMDY6MDAgcC5tLiB0byA5OjE1IHAubS5cdTAwYTAiLCJ0ZW1wbGF0ZSI6ImhpZ2h3YXkiLCJibG9nX2lkIjoxNjMwNDA2NjF9.0Mj2lQ1yGwEDNywYMXinQ6Y3lWkY9EkFiZtg4ug-JLMMQ"},"version":2,"attached_media":[{"id":55701,"url":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/rwk-map-24-2.webp","type":"image\/png"}]},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55700"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55700\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55703,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55700\/revisions\/55703"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}